>----- Original Message ----->From: "Mario Taboada" <
matrxtech@yahoo.com>>><The problem with John D. is that he wrote so much
--a lot><of it very good indeed-- and yet he isn't
identified with><particular masterpieces (and movies), such as
Hammett's><_Falcon_ and Chandler's _The Big Sleep_. The
third of the><Big Three is Willeford, right?>>Since the context is PIs, I'd imagine the third would
be Ross Macdonald.

I agree, Al. Either "The Chill" or "The Galton Case" come to
mind, although "The Drowning Pool" is probably more popular
(not least because Paul Newman starred in the movie
adaptation).

Brian

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